Join the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for It Takes a Diaspora to Raise a Language: Future Directions for Armenian, an interdisciplinary academic conference exploring best practices in language education in diasporic contexts. 

How can the Armenian language thrive in the diaspora? What initiatives, strategies, and targeted efforts are succeeding in sustaining and invigorating Armenian in its literary standards, colloquial or dialectal forms across generations and geographies?

This conference intentionally shifts the focus away from narratives of loss and toward examples of innovation, creativity, and success. The program will feature academic panels and practitioner showcases to encourage dialogue between research and on-the-ground experience.